Levetiracetam
Central Nervous System
Antiepileptic drugs
BNF 0408010A0
Data updated May 2026
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Levetiracetam was ranked 92nd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 275,703 items, down 1.3% on a year earlier.
275,703items
-1.3%
Dispensed in May 2026
3,356,188items
Rolling 12 months
£2,425,070
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Levetiracetam: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Antiepileptic drugs
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £8.80
- Year on year Down 1.3% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Levetiracetam this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levetiracetam 500mg tablets | 0408010A0AAABAB | 103,211 | £306,925 |
| Levetiracetam 250mg tablets | 0408010A0AAAAAA | 64,360 | £82,570 |
| Levetiracetam 1g tablets | 0408010A0AAACAC | 46,022 | £138,043 |
| Levetiracetam 750mg tablets | 0408010A0AAAIAI | 22,489 | £59,724 |
| Levetiracetam 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 0408010A0AAAHAH | 19,386 | £145,212 |
| Keppra 500mg tablets | 0408010A0BBABAB | 6,722 | £488,623 |
| Keppra 1g tablets | 0408010A0BBACAC | 3,732 | £412,895 |
| Keppra 250mg tablets | 0408010A0BBAAAA | 3,714 | £134,447 |
| Keppra 100mg/ml oral solution | 0408010A0BBADAH | 2,262 | £267,202 |
| Keppra 750mg tablets | 0408010A0BBAEAI | 1,441 | £148,436 |
| Desitrend 500mg granules sachets | 0408010A0BDABAL | 596 | £30,809 |
| Desitrend 250mg granules sachets | 0408010A0BDAAAK | 540 | £15,432 |
| Levetiracetam 500mg/5ml solution for infusion ampoules | 0408010A0AAANAN | 475 | £123,669 |
| Desitrend 1000mg granules sachets | 0408010A0BDACAM | 303 | £23,709 |
| Levetiracetam 500mg gran for soln sachets sugar free | 0408010A0AAAWAW | 114 | £4,983 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Levetiracetam is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Levetiracetam volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 5,874
- The Ridings Medical Group 3,132
- Holderness Health 2,790
- Westrop Medical Practice 2,508
- Hereford Medical Group 2,351
- Stanmore Medical Group 2,350
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Levetiracetam with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.